go easy solocirclejerk.....
"The agreement will be backed by a U.N. Security Council resolution
(we know how well these work) that
could allow for sanctions
(oh no, not the dreaded and ineffective "could sanctions") or other consequences
(baaaaa haaa haaa) if Syria fails to comply, Secretary of State
John F. Kerry said (need to consider the source
).
Kerry said that the first international inspection of Syrian chemical weapons will take place by
November (oh good, that gives them lots of time), with destruction to begin
next year (like the Keystone Pipeline).
Senior administration officials had said Friday the Obama administration
would not press for U.N. authorization to use force against Syria if it reneges on any agreement to give up its chemical weapons.
The Russians had made clear in talks here between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Kerry that the negotiations could not proceed under the threat of a U.N. resolution authorizing a military strike.
Russia also wanted assurances that a resolution would not refer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the International Criminal Court for possible war-crimes prosecution. (but isn't he guilty?)
President Obama has said that the unilateral U.S. use of force against Syria for a chemical attack last month remains on the table.
(he says a lot of things) But consideration of that action, already under challenge by a skeptical Congress, has been put on hold pending the outcome of the Geneva talks. (
oh, boo...(you know he wanted to pick some targets over lunch and blow some #^&#^&#^&#^& up)
The discussions here began this week following a Russian proposal Monday, quickly agreed to by Assad, to place Syria’s chemical arsenal under international control and eventually destroy it.
Kerry and Lavrov, negotiating behind closed doors with teams of disarmament experts, have said little about the talks that began Thursday.
But administration officials in Washington provided some details on the condition that they not be identified or quoted directly.
(yeah, I'd like a second opinion)
The officials insisted that any agreement must be verifiable and include consequences for non-compliance.
Short of a threatened use of force, it is not clear what those consequences would be. (tickle torture with an ostrich feather most likely)
good grief.....
hey Spence, you do know that Putin announced he's sending missiles and building a reactor in Iran....that the US and Israel vehemently opposed a couple of years ago...Israel must be thrilled!